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Toledo Jeep Fest

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Justin Botzko of Toledo drives a Jeep go-cart.

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Jeeps parade down North Huron Street for Jeep Fest.

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Randy Varwig, left, and Tom Gibbons, both of Toledo, are decked out in flying gear as they ride in Gibbons' Jeep Wrangler Sport.

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Jeeps parade down North Huron Street for Jeep Fest.

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Retired Jeep workers Mary Noble, left, and Irma Russell, front right, wave as they ride in Tom Bayerle's 1948 CJ 2A.

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Steve Stachowiak of Toledo steers his 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sahara.

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Kameron Kuhl, Huron, steers his 1943 Ford GPW.

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Dorian Hendrick, left, of Canton, Mich., and Sam Harrison of Pinckney, Mich., try to get a better view.

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Jeeps parade down North Huron Street.

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Angie Gray of Temperance rides comfortably in the back of her a 1994 Jeep YJ owned by her parents, Craig and Diana Grover of Perrysburg.

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Lucas County Commissioners Pete Gerken, Carol Contrada and Tina Skeldon Wozniak wave to the crowd.

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World War II Navy Veteran Bob Hardesty of Toledo rides in a Willys Jeep.

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A 1954 Willys Wagon owned by Jerry Cole.

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A crowd gathers around the homemade Jeep of retired Jeep truck engineer Bruce Schabeck of Erie., Mich., parked on St. Clair Street.

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Trevor Tower, 1, of Erie, Mich., grabs the back of a Jeep while enjoying Jeep Festwith his parents Tiffany and Tyler Tower.

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Steve Stachowiak of Toledo sits atop his 2000 Wrangler Sarhara.

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Vanity plate on a Jeep Wrangler.

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Jeff Kuehn and Myung Choi of Toledo take a look at a 1954 Willys Wagon owned by Jerry Cole.

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Jim Parks of Sylvania lifts his legs out of the way of a remote control Jeep as it cruises along the parade route.

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Jeeps on display on St. Clair Street.

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Jeeps on display on St. Clair Street.

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Jeeps parade down North Huron Street.

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Devin Quillan of Ionia, Mich., cleans up his 2012 Jeep Wrangler before a parade.

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St. Clair Street is packed.

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Jeep employee Tim Barnes of Toledo holds his daughter Charlotte Barnes, 18 months old, during a parade.

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Jeeps on display on St. Clair Street.

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Jeeps parade down North Huron Street.

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A Jeep on display.

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A large crowd watches Jeeps parade.

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U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur waves from a Jeep Wrangler.

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Jeff Willis of Indiana, next to a 2004 LJ that had been converted into a camper. It is hauled by his 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

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Jennifer Wolf of Toledo with her 2013 JK Unlimited Jeep Wrangler Sahara.

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Bob Bauman of Swanton Township, left, speaks with Mike Vincent of Oregon about his 1958 four cylinder mechanical mule. Bauman's Whitehouse business, Whitehouse Motors, restored the vehicle.

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Dan Laity and his 1959 Jeep FC 150 truck. is a member of the Black Swamp American Truck Historical Society.

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From Dan Laity's 1959 Jeep FC 150 truck.

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Logo of one of the groups attending the fest.

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Some of the crowd along Jefferson Avenue in downtown Toledo.

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Detail from a 1958 four cylinder mechanical mule owned by Bob Bauman of Swanton Township.

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Interior of a 1976 AMC Jeep CJ-5 with the Renegade Levi's package, owned by Bob and Kim Millen of Plymouth, Mich.

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Front seat of a 1976 AMC Jeep CJ-5 with the Renegade Levi's package, owned by Bob and Kim Millen of Plymouth, Mich.

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Radio in the back seat of Doug Mehki's 1952 Jeep M38. Doug's Mehki lives in Monroe, Mich.

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Chad Kopsey, left, and Ron Mitrovich, both of Port Clinton, looking at a 1946 Willys CJ 2A that has been modified with dual front wheels and farm equipment.

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A 1976 AMC Jeep CJ-5 with the Renegade Levi's package, owned by Bob and Kim Millen of Plymouth, Mich.

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Detail from Dan Laity's 1959 Jeep FC 150 truck.

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Doug Mehki II with his 1950 Jeep CJ 3A. Mehki of Brghton, Mich., finished the restoration of the vehicle the night before the Jeep Fest.

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Doug Mehki II with his 1950 Jeep CJ 3A. Mehki of Brghton, Mich., finished the restoration of the vehicle the night before the Jeep Fest.

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Ken Ludwig of Maumee looking at an instrument panel available at Z & M Jeeps of Maumee. Ludwig owns a 1981 CJ-7. Z & M Jeeps " sell[s] new, used, aftermarket and NOS (New Old Stock) parts and accessories for all model Jeep vehicles from 1941 to present," according to their website.

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Doug Mehki II's 1950 Jeep CJ 3A. Mehki, of Brghton, Mich., finished the restoration of the vehicle the night before the Jeep Fest. Note the radiator with the horsehair cover.

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Hub caps from different eras, available through Z&M Jeeps of Maumee.

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Radio from Doug Mehki's 1952 Jeep M38.

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A few Jeeps owned by members of Glass City Crawlers along North Superior Street in Toledo.

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A 1952 Jeep M38, owned by Doug's Mehki of Monroe, Mich.

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A 1966 M718 Front Line ambulance, designed by Ford and assembled by Jeep in Toledo, according to owner Bob Bauman of Swanton Township.

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A 1958 four cylinder, four wheel steer mechanical mule owned by Bob Bauman of Swanton Township.

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Bob Millen of Plymouth, Mich., with advertisements from magazines he had cut as a youngster who wanted a Jeep.

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Bob Bauman of Swanton Township, left, speaking with Mike Vincent of Oregon about his 1958 four cylinder mechanical mule.

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A 2013 JK Unlimited Jeep Wrangler Sahara, owned by Jennifer Wolf of Toledo.

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Bob Bauman of Swanton Township, left, speaking with Mike Vincent of Oregon about his 1958 four cylinder mechanical mule.

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A 2013 JK Unlimited Jeep Wrangler Sahara, owned by Jennifer Wolf of Toledo.

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Bob and Kim Millen of Plymouth, Mich., with their 1976 AMC Jeep CJ-5 with the Renegade Levi's package. Bob Millen is holding a Jeep he drew as a child.

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Bob Millen of Plymouth, Mich., with their 1976 AMC Jeep CJ-5 with the Renegade Levi's package.

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A 2013 JK Unlimited Jeep Wrangler Sahara, owned by Jennifer Wolf of Toledo.

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A 2013 JK Unlimited Jeep Wrangler Sahara, owned by Jennifer Wolf, of Toledo.

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A few Jeeps owned by members of Glass City Crawlers.

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A 2013 JK Unlimited Jeep Wrangler Sahara, owned by Jennifer Wolf of Toledo.

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Two Jeeps, a 2014 and a 2004 in downtown Toledo.

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A 2012 Jeep Wrangler, owned by Kyle Manworren, of Toledo. Manworren is a member of Glass City Crawlers.

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Detail from the 2012 Jeep Wrangler, owned by Kyle Manworren, of Toledo. Manworren is a member of Glass City Crawlers.

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Two Jeeps, a 2014 and a 2004 in downtown Toledo.

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Henk Van Dongen, director of marketing at Omix-ADA.

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Gerald Schray, right, and Dayna Clayborn, both of Jackson, Michigan, make a donation to Heroes in Action at the Omix-Ada table. Omix-Ada also gave free posters and catalogs. The two had ridden in the parade in Schray's 2010 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

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Detail from the 2012 Jeep Wrangler, owned by Kyle Manworren, of Toledo. Manworren is a member of Glass City Crawlers.

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Jeff Willis of Indiana, next to a 2004 LJ that had been converted into a camper. It is hauled by his 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

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Jeff Willis of Indiana, next to a 2004 LJ that had been converted into a camper. It is hauled by his 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

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Jeff Willis, of Indiana, with a 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon hauling a 2004 LJ that has been converted to a camper.

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Jennifer Wolf of Toledo, with her 2013 JK Unlimited Jeep Wrangler Sahara.

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Interior of Dan Laity's 1959 Jeep FC 150 truck.

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